Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has a candid take on the team after having a dominant series sweep against the Padres.

But the Padres looked stale in one of their most important series of the season, getting outscored 14-6 (-8) in front of a raucous crowd at Dodger Stadium. With its win on Saturday, Los Angeles now holds the head-to-head tiebreaker, too.

LOS ANGELES — It was touted as the biggest series of the month. It was billed as a potential passing of the torch, with the San Diego Padres threatening to win the National League West for the first time in 19 years. Instead, Sunday’s finale ended in a three-game sweep — and a relatively convincing one, at that.

Earlier in the week, manager Dave Roberts issued a warning to outfielder Michael Conforto, who has been a bust for the Dodgers after joining the team this past winter. Conforto has a brutal .191 batting average on the year, which would easily mark a career low.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are squaring off against Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium, a mid-August series that has serious playoff rac

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After Clayton Kershaw led the Dodgers to a huge win over the Padres on Friday night, Alexis Diaz came in to shut the door.